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Hospitals in Australia to Provide Doctors, Nurses & Security Personnel with Body Armor 01-01-2019

West Australian hospital patients and visitors have increasingly become more aggressive and even violent. For their safety, the doctors and nurses as well as security personnel will soon be issued body armor.

The Australian Health Department has placed an order for 250 custom body armor vests, claiming the protective armor was needed “to enhance the safety of employees most at risk of being injured by the increase in aggression and violence in hospital settings.” 

Robotic Nurse Assistant (RONA) Current And Future Market Size 01-01-2019

Robotic nurse assistant or robotic nursing also known as ‘Carebots’ is the use of autonomous mobile robots which are  designed and programmed to perform tasks related to assist (but not replace) nurses in hospitals, care facilities or even homes for treatment and medical care of people especially elderly and physically disabled ones. Robot nurses are also used for performing several routine tasks such as collecting blood sugar and pressure levels.

The Dangerous Allure of Breech Birth at Home – and a Problematic New Paper 31-12-2018

At first glance, I thought I’d misunderstood it. I just didn’t expect to see a paper with so much spin about high-risk home birth in a mainstream specialist journal. This one claimed that, in essence, all you need is the right practitioner for breech birth to be safe at home. And it was amplified by the authors on the journal’s blog, too. Why do I think this was dangerous and misleading, and what does the case show about the editorial process of the journal that published and promoted it?

Ipswich nurse's tale of the high seas 03-08-2018

AN IPSWICH nurse navigator has returned from a global aid mission around the world. West Moreton Health Nurse Navigator Gail Rogers took the transition in her stride when she swapped the familiar wards of Ipswich Hospital for a 1000-bed hospital on the high seas during a recent seven-week deployment with the Navy.

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Nurses oppose jail needle exchange - 7 News

Nurses have voiced their opposition to a proposed needle exchange scheme in Canberra's prison.

Nurses' pay deal stalls - The West

The nurses' pay dispute is set to drag out for months after the State Government yesterday ruled out a resolution before the March election.

Nurses return to work following patient attacks at Cumberland Hospital - Parramatta Advertiser

A FORENSIC patient at Cumberland Hospital has attacked nursing staff at least twice, sparking outrage from the NSW Nurses Association.

Nurses to hold crisis meeting over cuts to funding at Royal Melbourne Hospital - Herald Sun

NURSES at the Royal Melbourne Hospital will today hold a crisis meeting to discuss deep cuts to hospital funding as the war of words between state and federal health ministers boils over.

Nurses threaten to strike over lack of pay offer - ABC News

Nurses look set to hold industrial action in the new year after the Health Department failed to make a pay offer at a meeting today.

Hobbs vows return of Morven nurse - Warwick Daily News

Member for Warrego Howard Hobbs gave an absolute commitment to overturn the South West Hospital Boards decision to axe the Director of Nursing position in Morven at a meeting with Morven residents.

Nurses take their fight to the state government - ABC News

Bathurst nurses fighting for more staff are calling on the health minister to visit the hospital as a 'matter of urgency'.

Concern over TLC Aged Care homes as nurses' hours slashed - Courier Mail

A CHAIN of private aged care homes is cutting hours of qualified nurses, raising concerns about the level of care for seriously ill residents.  TLC Aged Care, which has nine sites across Victoria, has slashed up to 17 hours a fortnight from qualified nurses, replacing them with cheaper personal care assistants.

Barb's joy is helping with newborns - Gladstone Observer

NURSE Barb Brown has lived in the Gladstone region since she started working at the public hospital.

Plea for extra Bathurst nurses - ABC News

Bathurst nurses say the Western Local Health District has ignored staffing concerns highlighted in a letter to the board.